Zhu Youxiao took a diced purple potato, and Wei Zhongxian took a diced sweet potato.
The two of them ate it crunchily. Huang Xiao smiled, took one and gave it to Yueniang, and took a sweet potato for himself.
"Sweet and crispy, dear brother, could it be that this is fruit?" Zhu Youxiao ate one of each, and then he stopped with unfulfilled interest.
Huang Xiao laughed and said: "Brother, this is not a fruit, this is the American food I just told you! This is the sweet potato!"
Zhu Youxiao, Wei Zhongxian and Yueniang were all shocked!
Zhu Youxiao asked quickly: "Is this sweet potato? Didn't Brother Xian just say..."
Huang Xiaodao: "Although America is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, sweet potatoes have already been introduced to the Ming Dynasty. But, alas, the new crop was not accepted by people, so there were not many grown in the Ming Dynasty! During the Wanli period, Chen Zhenlong, a righteous man from Fujian, took a strange risk. I went to great lengths to sneak the seeds back from Luzon!
At that time, Chen Zhenlong saw Westerners growing this highly productive sweet potato in Luzon, so he wanted to bring the sweet potato back to the Ming Dynasty. However, the Westerners controlled the sweet potato very strictly, so Chen Zhenlong secretly mixed the sweet potato vines with the rope. , after all the hard work, I finally brought it back..."
Zhu Youxiao was surprised and happy, and praised: "You are truly a righteous man! There are countless people alive for such a feat!"
Huang Xiao nodded and said: "Yes! These sweet potatoes are grown in Fujian and have played a great role in alleviating the local famine. My younger brother traveled abroad and saw these sweet potatoes in Fujian, so he also collected some. What everyone ate just now was what I brought back!”
Zhu Youxiao was surprised: "These...are all made of sweet potatoes?"
Huang Xiao nodded and said: "This sweet potato can be eaten raw, made into pancakes, or roasted over fire. It tastes delicious. It can also be made into vermicelli, which lasts longer! It can also be mixed with rice. Mix it together to cook rice and make porridge, which is very satisfying! Moreover, its stems and leaves are edible and can also be used for breeding feed. It can be said that it is full of treasures!"
Every time Huang Xiao said something, Zhu Youxiao and others were shocked!
Everything they had eaten just now tasted wonderful. Now when they heard Huang Xiao talk about it again, the three of them were still extremely surprised!
When Huang Xiao finished speaking, several people were in a state of shock.
Huang Xiao smiled, "And this sweet potato does not require much land. It can be planted even if the land is poor. It can be planted in front of and behind the house! Planting is also very simple. Cut the sweet potato into cubes according to the buds and bury them in the soil. ! Its vines can also be planted as seedlings! The yield per mu can reach up to 10,000 kilograms!"
"The yield per mu is ten thousand catties! Dear brother! Really...the yield per mu is ten thousand catties?"
Zhu Youxiao stood up in shock!
Wei Zhongxian and Yueniang were also shocked and speechless.
Huang Xiao nodded and said: "Of course! Even if there is not ten thousand catties, there are still seven or eight thousand catties! Ten thousand catties requires fertilizer and careful care!"
Zhu Youxiao excitedly picked up a sweet potato from the porcelain plate, as if looking at a stunning beauty, and murmured: "The yield per mu is seven to eight thousand kilograms, which is also fifty kilograms! In my Ming Dynasty, one kilogram per mu is two kilograms." The output has increased more than 20 times! Haha! This is really precious! Baby!"
Wei Zhongxian said: "Yes, if we plant a large number of sweet potatoes in the Ming Dynasty, the famine will be invisible!"
Yueniang was also very touched and said: "Mr. Chen is really serving the country and the people! If he had done this earlier, we might not have fled..."
"Brother, I will promote this sweet potato to the world! Let the people of Ming Dynasty never go hungry again!" Zhu Youxiao said loudly.
Huang Xiao nodded and said: "Yes, I am going to promote the planting in large quantities in Dahuang Village! If you don't dare to try it, let's do it! We want to make these sweet potatoes not only planted in large quantities, but also become an important economic income. In this way This will encourage more people to plant!
For example, after planting, we open a workshop to produce vermicelli. The price of the vermicelli is twice that of noodles. Naturally, many people will buy it!
Even if it is twice as cheap, with the yield of sweet potatoes, it can increase the income of the cooperative! We can also encourage villagers to go out and set up roasted sweet potato stalls... In this way, cooperative villagers gain income and improve their quality of life!
People who buy sweet potatoes enjoy delicious food and only need to pay a small amount of money! More importantly, this will have a demonstration effect. Everyone will see that these sweet potatoes are not only delicious, but also profitable. When the time comes, promotion will be a matter of course! "
The more Zhu Youxiao listened, the more excited he became, and he praised: "Brother Xian, what a good plan! Haha! Just do it like this! You can do it all in one fell swoop!"
Huang Xiao smiled slightly, and Zhu Youxiao said: "I tasted the deliciousness of sweet potatoes today. I'm really looking forward to the corn and potatoes that my dear brother mentioned!"
Huang Xiaodao: "When Old Wei goes to America, we can bring him back. The yield of these two crops is thousands of kilograms per mu, and there are many ways to eat them!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded, his eyes full of admiration, and said: "The Americas are indeed a beautiful state! Not talking about gold and silver, just these kinds of crops, it is really a land given by heaven! If it can be obtained by my Ming Dynasty, my dear brother The land annexation mentioned above will naturally be greatly alleviated! This America, the Ming Dynasty, is bound to win!"
Huang Xiao sighed: "Isn't it? The world is actually very big! Let's take it step by step. When Yang Fan can go to sea, there will be more surprises waiting for us to explore!"
He didn't go on to talk about other continents, such as Australia... It's not necessary for the moment. Let's draw the biggest and most delicious cake first!
Zhu Youxiao and Wei Zhongxian left with excitement.
Back at Qianqing Palace, the two of them were still excited.
"Your Majesty! This slave has really opened his eyes today! Mr. Huang is really a great talent!" Wei Zhongxian said with a charming smile.
Zhu Youxiao said proudly: "If you are not such a talented person, how can you become a sworn sworn brother with me! My dear friend, I want to focus on developing steam engines now. You can take care of the affairs in the court first. Those intrigues and intrigues are compared with today's plan. It’s really not worth mentioning! I hope that everything in the court will be peaceful and drizzle.”
Wei Zhongxian's heart trembled, and he quickly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty! I will serve your Majesty with all my heart! I will not let the affairs of the court affect your Majesty's great achievements!"
"Okay! I'm relieved now!"
Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said: "Daban, I personally promised you today at my wise brother's place. You have to look further! The first eunuch in the Ming Dynasty to be crowned king, I hope it will fall on Daban! You understand what I mean. Yet?"
Wei Zhongxian knelt down and said: "The kindness that the emperor has shown to me can't be repaid even if my body is broken to pieces! I know how to do it!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "I will turn around and make a decree to commend the martyr Chen Zhenlong and make him an earl! Build a meritorious service temple in Fujian!"
Wei Zhongxian went to receive the order.
Historically, it was not until the 14th year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1834) that Fuzhou native He Zexian built the "Xianshu Temple" on Wushi Mountain that Chen Zhenlong's deeds became widely spread and the Hou Temple was abandoned. The existing "Xianshu Pavilion" was built in 1957.
Now, because of Huang Xiao's arrival, Chen Zhenlong is not only a Feng Bo but also has a shrine established by the Ming Dynasty!
In the Hou Mansion.
Hou Du knelt down on one knee, and Hou Guoxing sat down and took a sip of wine, and said with a gloomy face: "You said that His Majesty and Wei Zhongxian have been at Huang Xiao's house for the past two nights?"
Hou Du said: "Yes! I have been spying outside. Your Majesty and Eunuch Wei just left. I will come and report to you immediately!"
Hou Guoxing paced back and forth in the room, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's not advisable to act rashly today. Let's wait a day or two. Why is Wei Zhongxian gone? Well, have all the people been summoned?"
Hou Du said: "Everything has been arranged! The villain didn't tell me what to do, and they won't know that the master is the master behind it!"
Hou Guoxing nodded and said: "You have done a good job in this matter! Get up, you are also a member of my Hou family. When I accomplish my big things in the future, your benefits will be indispensable. You can step back! Keep watching tomorrow, if there is any If you get the chance, just act as planned! No need to report to me again! Hou Du, you have always been my right-hand man, I hope you can continue to assist me in the future, do you understand? "
Hou Du stood up and said solemnly: "Don't worry, sir, the villain has made arrangements! Regardless of success or failure, the villain will never be exposed, let alone affect the adults!"
Hou Guoxing smiled slightly and said: "Okay, very good! You can go now!"
